deserter
pronunciation
How to pronounce deserter in British English:
UK [dɪˈzɜ:tə(r)]
How to pronounce deserter in American English:
US [dɪˈzɜrtə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
Word Origin
- deserter (n.)
- 1630s, agent noun from desert (v.).
Example
- 1. Whatever it is , he 's still a deserter .
- 2. Why not a deserter as well ?
- 3. Mere curiosity aboutthe history of a deserter .
- 4. Police said the suspect is a deserter .
- 5. 4 Deserter from the united states began a new life in korea .